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NewsMorrisons signs ex-Lidl COO following Asda management shake-up
Before taking a role at Morrisons, Heslop had been due to join Asda to run its stores and distribution network
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InterviewsZuber Issa: it’s back to basics for EG’s Man on the Move
Having ‘changed the forecourt sector for the better’ with EG, and learning from the ‘beast’ that is Asda, Zuber Issa is turning his focus to EG On The Move
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KVI TrackerOlive oil prices down as much as 33% in the mults amid mild weather
Rain and milder weather in Spain have improved olive growing conditions
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NewsCadbury and Mars Wrigley shrink chocolate packs amid cocoa inflation
Sharing pouches of Maltesers, Twirl Bites, Galaxy Minstrels and M&M’s have been replaced with lighter versions
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NewsAsda Income Tracker: cost of essential goods and services rises at fastest rate since March 2024
The figures show the fastest rise in the cost of essentials since March 2024
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Grocer 33Asda wins our shopper’s heart on Valentine’s Day
Asda’s Dundee store racked up 82 points, despite two out-of-stock items
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Grocer 33Asda Dundee: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘There’s been more positivity in the business, which has come from us going back to what we’re good at’
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NewsAsda claims it is closing the gender pay gap but figures show more to do
There was no difference in the hourly-paid rate of retail store colleagues, who it said make up 92% of Asda’s total workforce
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News‘Question over future of Aldi price match schemes’ as Sainsbury’s joins Tesco in scaling back
Sainsbury’s has removed 115 products from its Aldi Price Match scheme since November, according to analysis for The Grocer
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NewsMedia Bites 18 February: Pret’s water bill, job cuts, Asda/Sainsbury’s merger
The pick of the retail news and headlines from Tuesday 18 February
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Grocer 33Asda gains early payback for new rollback campaign in price comparison survey
Asda reintroduced the rollback at the end of January, with 4,000 products lowered in price
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NewsData: UK shoppers plan for a budget-friendly Valentine’s Day
UK supermarket meal deals are leading the charge in online Valentine’s Day shopping, says Google’s MD of retail and CPG, Sophie Neary
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NewsAsda sued for copyright infringement over mandarin orange variety
The French company Nadorcott has accused Asda of stocking shelves with Tang Gold mandarin oranges and infringing its plant breeding rights
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NewsAsda hits out at £7m apprenticeship funding waste
Retailers including Tesco, M&S and Asda have called for an overhaul of the apprenticeship levy, calling the scheme “broken” and “restrictive”
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Grocer 33Asda, Southport: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘With Rollback, the new suite of PoS is uniform, and the green seems to have made the store brighter and the team feel more energised’
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NewsAsda adds ex Co-op boss Jo Whitfield to board of directors
Former Co-op boss Jo Whitfield is joining Asda’s turnaround efforts, returning to work as a non-exec director at the retailer
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KVI TrackerValentine’s Day chocolates get pricier as cocoa shortfall kicks in
Out of 237 gifting lines available this year and last, 181 (76.4%) have risen in price
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NewsUK’s top three supermarkets shunning X as retreat grows
So far in 2025, Sainsbury’s and Asda have joined Tesco in not posting on X except in reply to customers
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NewsAsda must restore revenue growth to avoid credit derating, Moody’s warns
Chairman Allan Leighton must fix the operational issues plaguing the chain in the coming months to avoid any further declines in its credit rating
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NewsSupermarkets and drinks companies submit bid to run deposit return scheme
Retailers have also urged ministers to take a step back because of the risk of the costs of DRS pushing up prices as the UK faces renewed pressure on food inflation